Traces Of Lai Bui Min, The Briber, Rahmat Effendi, Caught By The KPK Until The Bogor Regency Government

Bekasi walkot deactivated Rahmat Effendi/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the private sector also involved in the bribery case of the inactive Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi, namely Lai Bui Min, bribed a number of parties in the Bogor Regency Government (Pemkab).

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said the bribe was allegedly carried out to obtain a project in Bogor Regency. This allegation was later investigated by investigators by examining Lai Bui Min on Monday, June 13 yesterday.

He was a witness to an alleged bribery in the management of the Bogor Regency Government's financial statements in 2021 which ensnared the inactive Bogor Regent Ade Yasin and a number of his subordinates.

"Lai Bui Min, an entrepreneur was present and confirmed, among other things, related to a project carried out by a witness company at the Bogor Regency Government and confirmed the alleged flow of money to obtain the project in question," Ali told reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, June 14.

In addition, investigators also examined eight other people. They are Deputy Director of Administration of Ciawi Hospital, Yukie Meistisia Anandaputri; Head of Subdivision of Civil Service at Ciawi Hospital, Irman Gapur; Head of Subdivision of Finance of the Department of Industry and Trade Kab. Bogor Iji Hataji; Head of Finance Cileungsi Hospital Kab. Bogor Wahyu; and Secretary DPKPP Kab. Bogor Irma Lestia.

Furthermore, the Corruption Eradication Commission also examined the Head of the Sub-Division of Finance, Secretariat of DPRD Kab. Bogor Aep Saepurahman; Head of Sarpras District Education Office. Bogor Desirwan Kuslan; and the Head of Sub Division at DPMPTSP Kab. Bogor Ruli alias Paul.

From the examination of these witnesses, investigators have again studied Ade Yasin's order to collect money for the audit team from the BPK. The goal is that the results of the West Java BPK audit do not find inappropriate findings.

"Witnesses were present and the investigation team was carried out by the investigation team, among others related to the alleged collection of a sum of money by several SKPD in the Bogor Regional Government as directed by suspect AY, so that the results of the audit examination by the suspect ATM et al only use certain data so that later the results of the audit report made by Tsk ATM with the team, there were no findings," said Ali.

Actually, the KPK will also examine a witness, namely the Head of the Sub-Division of Finance of the District Health Office. Bogor Ani Bestari. It's just that he was not present and will be rescheduled.

As previously reported, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Ade Yasin along with seven other people in the alleged bribery case related to the management of the Bogor Regency Government (Pemkab) financial reports, West Java for the 2021 fiscal year.

As donors, namely the Bogor Regent for the 2018-2023 period Ade Yasin (AY), Secretary of the Bogor Regency Office Maulana Adam (MA), Head of the Regional Treasury for the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) Bogor Regency Ihsan Ayatullah (IA), and officials who made commitments. (PPK) at the Bogor Regency PUPR Office, Rizki Taufik (RT).

While the four suspects who received bribes, namely employees of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Representative of West Java/Head of Sub Auditorat Jabar III/technical controller Anthon Merdiansyah (ATM), employees of BPK Representative of West Java/Chairman of the Interim Audit Team of Bogor Regency Arko Mulawan (AM), employee West Java Representative BPK/investigator Hendra Nur Rahmatullah Karwita (HNRK), and West Java Representative BPK/investigator Gerri Ginajar Trie Rahmatullah (GGTR).

The determination of Ade and seven other people as suspects began with the Hand Catch Operation (OTT). The evidence confiscated by the KPK was in the form of money with a value of Rp. 1.024 billion.

In this case, Ade wants Bogor Regency to achieve the Unqualified Predicate (WTP) for the 2021 fiscal year. However, in the audit process, Ade gave money up to Rp. 1.9 billion to the auditor team in February to April.